Curing Gig Economy Worker Misclassification During COVID-19 and Beyond

The arrival of gig-centric companies, such as Uber or Lyft, and the recent prominence of companies such as DoorDash, Instacart, TaskRabbit, Postmates and Amazon have caused a soaring demand for gig economy workers. As recently as 2018, approximately 36% of Americans relied on gig economy work as their primary or secondary source of income. Thus, the question arises: who qualifies as a gig worker?

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